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Come Prepared to Learn, Leave Prepared to Succeed<br />

1. Location<br />

Victoria University Kampala is located in the<br />

middle of Kampala City providing convenience and<br />

accessibility to all our students. The University is less<br />

than an hour’s drive from Entebbe International<br />

Airport. We have Students accommodation Hostels<br />

conveniently located in the city.<br />

2. Choice of Programmes<br />

We offer a wide variety of courses and our<br />

qualifications are designed to meet the needs of<br />

the market place. We have established links with a<br />

number of Professional and Corporate companies<br />

and constantly review our portfolio to ensure that<br />

it meets both students’ requirements and current<br />

sophisticated employer needs.<br />

3. Self-Employment Programmes<br />

Our courses focus on, and aim at imparting skills<br />

to students and this will enable them venture into<br />

self-employment areas and sectors of the economy.<br />

4. Employability / Employment-<br />

Oriented education<br />

We make sure that our Graduates are equipped<br />

with the knowledge and skills required for a<br />

successful career in their chosen field. Input is<br />

provided from researchers, current market and<br />

industry practitioners, professional bodies to<br />

ensure that the curriculum and content are up-to-date<br />

and relevant. The University has a dedicated Career<br />

Service team which is always at hand to assist students<br />

on embarking on their chosen career after graduation.<br />

5. Research Excellence<br />

High quality good value courses need to be<br />

backed by a solid reputation of research. Victoria<br />

University Kampala is a research active institution<br />

where students enjoy the benefits of working with<br />

research experts who are also teaching, thus<br />

ensuring that the latest developments underpin<br />

and inform our students. Through our research<br />

reputation we have developed strategic partnerships<br />

with international institutions e.g. IP3 Washington,<br />

Coventry University etc. giving our students a truly<br />

global perspective on developments in their field.<br />

6. Facilities<br />

We offer the perfect setting for you to achieve<br />

your full potential. We have world class facilities,<br />

Ultra-modern Nursing and Health simulation skills<br />

lab, all lecture rooms are air conditioned; we have a<br />

first class students lobby, top sports facilities, gyms<br />

and swimming pools. Our Campus has a fully-fledged<br />

Crane Bank Branch facility; VISA driven ATM<br />

machines, Western Union, MoneyGram facilities,<br />

Restaurants, parking and state of the art library.<br />

7. Support<br />

Our dedicated and experienced International<br />

Student support team offers a wide range of<br />

support for International Students from airport<br />

Collection, orientation programmes, Ugandan VISA<br />

Advice and renewals as well as Social Activities. We<br />

offer a Foundation course for international students<br />

from non english speaking countries.<br />

8. Investment<br />

Victoria University plans to invest over<br />

USD15million in the development of a modern<br />

vibrant and exciting university, complete with<br />

additional state of the art facilities, new<br />

buildings next to Uganda Golf Club and Mulago<br />

International Hospital, new halls of residence and<br />

innovative learning spaces and a university teaching<br />

hospital for health sciences<br />

9. Social Enterprise<br />

The University is committed to delivering new<br />

student experience underpinned by a culture of<br />

entrepreneurship, research and social enterprise<br />

by encouraging students to get involved into social<br />

enterprises at all levels via the student Council.<br />

10. Creating Scholars<br />

We at Victoria University seek to create<br />

specialists in a particular branch of<br />

knowledge. We would like to create scholars<br />

empowered to provide cutting edge solutions.<br />

10 Reasons why you should choose to be a part of Victoria University Kampala<br />

victoria university kampala uganda @vukampala www.vu.ac.ug<br />

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